Never Never Land | ||||
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Released | May 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | Command Studios, London [1] | |||
Length | 46:21 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Pink Fairies, Neil Slaven | |||
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Never Never Land is the 1971 debut album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.
Polydor Records commissioned the group to record a single, "The Snake"/"Do It", and were happy enough with the results to offer the group an album contract. A promotional film was recorded for the single on the set of Oliver!, but the single was omitted from this debut album. [3] The b-side, "Do It", did appear but with added overdubs. "Do It" was later covered by the Henry Rollins Band on their Do It album.
The sleeve came in a printed PVC cover, with an inner gatefold sleeve depicting two different scenescapes, and a printed inner sleeve with a photograph of the band.
200 copies were also pressed on pink vinyl the same year. [4] Initial pressings credited the full band as songwriters on all songs. [5] Later pressings list drummer Twink (John Alder) as songwriter for "Heavenly Man", "War Girl", "Thor", and "The Dream is Just Beginning".
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